Book Notice: Paul and the Giants of Philosophy: Reading the Apostle in Greco-Roman Context

Joseph R. Dodson and David E. Briones, eds. Paul and the Giants of Philosophy: Reading the Apostle in Greco-Roman Context. Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 2019. 200 pages. $22.00 (paperback).

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Book Notice: Paul Vs. James

Chris Bruno. Paul Vs. James: What We’ve Been Missing in the Faith and Works Debate. Chicago: Moody, 2019. 160 pages. $14.99 (paperback).

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Book Notice: Paul, A New Covenant Jew

Brant Pitre, Michael P. Barber, and John A. Kincaid. Paul, A New Covenant Jew: Rethinking Pauline Theology. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2019. 304 pages. $35.00 (paperback).

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Current Issues in New Testament Studies: Pauline Studies

Current Issues in New Testament Studies: Pauline Studies In this series of blogs, I’ve been surveying four important current issues in the field of NT studies: (1) Biblical Theology (BT), (2) gender studies and biblical manhood and womanhood, (3) Pauline studies, and (4) NT Greek. The purpose of this survey is to keep students and faculty […]

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Current Issues in New Testament Studies: Gender Studies and Biblical Manhood and Womanhood

Current Issues in New Testament Studies In this series of blogs, I’ve been surveying four important current issues in the field of NT studies: (1) Biblical Theology (BT), (2) gender studies and biblical manhood and womanhood, (3) Pauline studies, and (4) NT Greek. The purpose of this survey is to keep students and faculty outside of […]

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A Discourse Analysis of 1 Timothy 2:8–15

Reading 1 Timothy 2:8–15 Closely Paul’s words in 1 Timothy 2:8–15, “I do not permit a woman to teach or have authority over men in the church,” continue to generate a lot of discussion, in large part because of their significant relevance for men’s and women’s roles in the church. In my chapter in the […]

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